Today, the House Labor & Workforce Development committee heard public testimony on House Bill 1445, the “Brian Walsh Act.”
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Kevin Van De Wege (D – Sequim), would include duty-related heart attacks and strokes to the list of occupational injuries that qualify for state industrial insurance benefits.
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Committee members heard moving testimony from Vanessa Walsh, the widow of a Federal Way police officer who died of a heart attack while securing a crime scene. Her testimony can be seen in the TVW clip below: